Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| A Wild Ride Through the Night | 2001 | Buy |
Zamonien Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Kapteeni Sinikarhun 13 ½ elämää | 1999 | N/A |
| The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear | 1999 | Buy |
| Ensel e Krete: Una storia di Zamonia | 2000 | N/A |
| Ensel und Krete | 2000 | Buy |
| Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures | 2003 | Buy |
| Rumo Ylämaailmassa | 2003 | N/A |
| 꿈꾸는 책들의 도시 | 2004 | N/A |
| Kot alchemika | 2007 | N/A |
| The Alchemaster’s Apprentice | 2007 | Buy |
| Zamonien. Entdeckungsreise durch einen phantastischen Kontinent. Von A wie Anagrom Ataf bis Z wie Zamomin | 2012 | N/A |
| The City of Dreaming Books | 2004 | Buy |
| The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books | 2011 | Buy |
| Prinzessin Insomnia & der alptraumfarbene Nachtmahr | 2017 | N/A |
| Weihnachten auf der Lindwurmfeste | 2018 | N/A |
| Il Dragolibro | 2019 | N/A |
| Das Einh??rnchen, das r??ckw??rts leben wollte | 2024 | N/A |
Walter Moers is a German writer and illustrator whose Zamonia novels have earned a devoted international readership. Set on a fictional continent called Zamonia, the books are populated by bizarre species, impossible cities, and absurd situations described with deadpan seriousness. The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (1999) introduced the world, and subsequent books have explored different corners of it through various narrators and adventures.
The City of Dreaming Books and its sequel The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books are among the most popular entries, following a dinosaur author named Optimus Yarnspinner through a city built entirely around literature. Moers illustrates all his own books, and the drawings are as distinctive as his prose. His work blends Monty Python-style absurdity with genuine literary ambition, creating novels that work both as comedic entertainment and as love letters to storytelling itself.
Moers is notoriously private, rarely giving interviews or making public appearances. He lets the books speak for themselves, and they have been translated into numerous languages. German-language editions and translations sometimes differ in content, and the Zamonia books have appeared in multiple editions with varying titles across languages.